Pentax K-3 Contest Round 2 Voting

Usuqa · 07-13-2014, 12:57 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CeciProAm

It is not that great of prize & I cannot imagine that anyone would think it is
cheating...but, I cannot speak for any other.
For me, I think the controversy is over the fact that no single person has
given a name or a classification to the type of photographic
art that your portrait so brilliantly displays~
Computer Photography?
Net Photography?
Surrealist Photography?
It reminds me of the controversy & derision that arose when the Impressionists
started showing their work & it was widely panned~
& like the Realists or Romantics who feared that Impressionism would ruin painting
as an art form~what would they think of Pop or PostModern art?
There is room to express the artistry of every kind of manipulated photograph but,
I truly believe it needs a new classification....as a photography lover, I never want
to lose the awe & delight of a simple part of nature or human life, simply captured
& in some small way making our mundane lives a little more spiritual...

Well if you look up "When the Day's Work is Done" you will find a photographer from 1877 called Henry Peach Robinson who combined negatives to create images so its really nothing new and certainly not something new because of computers or photoshop since it was done in the days of darkrooms although the level of skill to do such a thing would have been much higher but then so would the simple process of taking and developing images too.

Everything in my image was made of photographs that I had took within the time line, nothing was computer generated (ie rendered or drawn from scratch) its just that these days computers are used to develop images and make things easier... if I was a photographer in the older days and skilled at darkroom developing I no doubt would have tried to do the same thing

I love all types of photography and ofc try to stick to the limits of different types of things or comps, like when I was taking photographs of different parts of a church for their website to show off function rooms (including using models and stuff to sort of act roles in the images) thinks were done to look as natural and true to life (well slightly better than life.. as we try to make things look their best) and wouldn't be adding in giant rabbits and such then but since the rules for this were no limits to post processing that to me said be as creative as you want so I used that to try do something different.

That's what's good about photography as a medium, it can be used to freeze snippets of time to show us things we could miss, to slow time down and see things in a new way or set up and be creative with lighting, make-up models and even post work to be creative and bring idea's to life.

I can't really draw, I'd probably suck at painting but with my camera I have a way to be creative and my only real wish is that I found it sooner in my life instead of my late 20's.

---------- Post added 07-13-2014 at 09:04 PM ----------

I seem to have forgot how to edit... but I do think the prize is pretty great, for me it would be such an upgrade over my k5 as it struggles in low light event work and the wifi tethering could mean I can hide it in places when being creative and the extra detail would be great in my studio.

I would love to buy one but having just opened my studio in January, four kids (with an awesome wife) and just after an op in hospital (so have to take it easy for 2 weeks) money wise things are pretty tight so while I don't think I have a chance to win I'm doing my best because I would appreciate it so much and it would be a good help for everything I do

CeciProAm · 07-13-2014, 02:20 PM - **1 Like**

I am familiar with his work~the majestry of Ansel Adams was created in the darkroom by dodging & burning.
He never stood on a mountainside and waited for that "perfect" image to suddenly appear, he did it all PP.
& so the debate continues~
I think your image is beautiful and as captivating as one of my favorites from round 1, where the photographer
pretended to lift the wall & sweep some dirt under it~
I still wish we could come up with a name for it~

Usuqa · 07-13-2014, 03:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CeciProAm

I am familiar with his work~the majestry of Ansel Adams was created in the darkroom by dodging & burning.
He never stood on a mountainside and waited for that "perfect" image to suddenly appear, he did it all PP.
& so the debate continues~
I think your image is beautiful and as captivating as one of my favorites from round 1, where the photographer
pretended to lift the wall & sweep some dirt under it~
I still wish we could come up with a name for it~

That was't my image in round one

, mine was the girl drinking tea in my nieces bedroom which sort of had a kinda Alice in wonder land type look to it due to the small size of the kids furniture

But the sweeping the dirt under the wall photo was pretty great

---------- Post added 07-13-2014 at 11:08 PM ----------

ahh right nvm, I read you wrong hahaha...

I was meant to take take it easy after my op (and getting took back into hospital after bleeding again) but I've been out shooting today for my friend, it was a christning I told him I would do a ages ago and didn't really want to let him down so I did what I could considering but I'm still full of pain killers and tired so sorry that I didn't take your post in correctly

Thank you and I'm glad you think the image is beautiful, its always nice when people appreciate what I do and If I can I like to try give a little back like the bts, or with lighting or any other help.

It would be good to think of a good name for that type of stuff but really composite photography is used quite a lot, some of it even mixes it up with CGI like 3d rendering.. Elevendy do some cracking stuff and while I wouldn't really call it photography if they are computer generating things and putting them into images they still use photography as part of there images and some are pretty sweet.

**TimR** · 07-14-2014, 05:10 PM - **2 Likes**

Great photos everyone. It was very hard to choose only four.
Very inspiring and educational. Thank You!

RonHendriks1966 · 07-16-2014, 02:07 AM - **1 Like**

wow 334 voters allready and just a few days left over for voting.

ILLmatic173 · 07-16-2014, 02:18 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

wow 334 voters allready and just a few days left over for voting.

Its crazy..can't wait to see the percentage of votes people (including myself) got ;-)

Class A · 07-16-2014, 05:29 AM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

wow 334 voters allready and just a few days left over for voting.

Cool.

If everyone used four votes, that makes ~13 votes per image on average.

Adam · 07-17-2014, 01:32 PM

The poll will close in just over 24 hours- don't forget to get your votes in everyone!

ILLmatic173 · 07-17-2014, 02:39 PM - **1 Like**

Well..its the final stretch.. Good luck ;-)

shammy · 07-17-2014, 02:42 PM - **2 Likes**

good luck everyone!

bebeka · 07-18-2014, 03:25 AM - **1 Like**

Yay! Only one day to go! Can't wait to see the results!

Usuqa · 07-18-2014, 05:15 AM

Originally posted by bebeka

Yay! Only one day to go! Can't wait to see the results!

same

Paul-K5 · 07-18-2014, 07:06 PM

I made it to round 3!
I ordered the votes in a pdf file from first to last.
If you find any mistake please let me know.

All shots were amazing

Paul-K5 · 07-18-2014, 07:29 PM

oooops the bars in the pdf file were not ordered.

I attach another pdf. Please disregard the one atatche to my previous post #43

Cheers

haaskids · 07-18-2014, 07:50 PM

I made it to round 3. everyone had excellent pictures. can i get some feed back on #67.
thank you to those who voted.

View Poll Results: Pick up to 4 of your favorite photos based on appeal, creativity, and the theme
#1	20	5.52%
#2	36	9.94%
#3	2	0.55%
#4	93	25.69%
#5	63	17.40%
#6	1	0.28%
#7	4	1.10%
#8	35	9.67%
#9	8	2.21%
#10	6	1.66%
#11	12	3.31%
#12	5	1.38%
#13	17	4.70%
#14	19	5.25%
#15	25	6.91%
#16	4	1.10%
#17	15	4.14%
#18	14	3.87%
#19	12	3.31%
#20	0	0%
#21	19	5.25%
#22	1	0.28%
#23	7	1.93%
#24	7	1.93%
#25	7	1.93%
#26	12	3.31%
#27	5	1.38%
#28	19	5.25%
#29	12	3.31%
#30	7	1.93%
#31	44	12.15%
#32	21	5.80%
#33	14	3.87%
#34	16	4.42%
#35	9	2.49%
#36	8	2.21%
#37	1	0.28%
#38	40	11.05%
#39	4	1.10%
#40	11	3.04%
#41	8	2.21%
#42	24	6.63%
#43	26	7.18%
#44	12	3.31%
#45	2	0.55%
#46	5	1.38%
#47	25	6.91%
#48	1	0.28%
#49	0	0%
#50	23	6.35%
#51	6	1.66%
#52	9	2.49%
#53	19	5.25%
#54	5	1.38%
#55	11	3.04%
#56	25	6.91%
#57	5	1.38%
#58	5	1.38%
#59	4	1.10%
#60	5	1.38%
#61	2	0.55%
#62	25	6.91%
#63	3	0.83%
#64	11	3.04%
#65	3	0.83%
#66	6	1.66%
#67	14	3.87%
#68	8	2.21%
#69	3	0.83%
#70	3	0.83%
#71	3	0.83%
#72	22	6.08%
#73	3	0.83%
#74	7	1.93%
#75	12	3.31%
#76	12	3.31%
#77	1	0.28%
#78	3	0.83%
#79	5	1.38%
#80	12	3.31%
#81	15	4.14%
#82	19	5.25%
#83	8	2.21%
#84	16	4.42%
#85	3	0.83%
#86	7	1.93%
#87	11	3.04%
#88	18	4.97%
#89	5	1.38%
#90	16	4.42%
#91	16	4.42%
#92	5	1.38%
#93	3	0.83%
#94	7	1.93%
#95	11	3.04%
#96	8	2.21%
#97	5	1.38%
#98	3	0.83%
#99	4	1.10%
#100	2	0.55%
#101	10	2.76%
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07-13-2014, 12:57 PM - 2 Likes	#31
Usuqa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 348	Originally posted by CeciProAm It is not that great of prize & I cannot imagine that anyone would think it is cheating...but, I cannot speak for any other. For me, I think the controversy is over the fact that no single person has given a name or a classification to the type of photographic art that your portrait so brilliantly displays~ Computer Photography? Net Photography? Surrealist Photography? It reminds me of the controversy & derision that arose when the Impressionists started showing their work & it was widely panned~ & like the Realists or Romantics who feared that Impressionism would ruin painting as an art form~what would they think of Pop or PostModern art? There is room to express the artistry of every kind of manipulated photograph but, I truly believe it needs a new classification....as a photography lover, I never want to lose the awe & delight of a simple part of nature or human life, simply captured & in some small way making our mundane lives a little more spiritual... Well if you look up "When the Day's Work is Done" you will find a photographer from 1877 called Henry Peach Robinson who combined negatives to create images so its really nothing new and certainly not something new because of computers or photoshop since it was done in the days of darkrooms although the level of skill to do such a thing would have been much higher but then so would the simple process of taking and developing images too. Everything in my image was made of photographs that I had took within the time line, nothing was computer generated (ie rendered or drawn from scratch) its just that these days computers are used to develop images and make things easier... if I was a photographer in the older days and skilled at darkroom developing I no doubt would have tried to do the same thing I love all types of photography and ofc try to stick to the limits of different types of things or comps, like when I was taking photographs of different parts of a church for their website to show off function rooms (including using models and stuff to sort of act roles in the images) thinks were done to look as natural and true to life (well slightly better than life.. as we try to make things look their best) and wouldn't be adding in giant rabbits and such then but since the rules for this were no limits to post processing that to me said be as creative as you want so I used that to try do something different. That's what's good about photography as a medium, it can be used to freeze snippets of time to show us things we could miss, to slow time down and see things in a new way or set up and be creative with lighting, make-up models and even post work to be creative and bring idea's to life. I can't really draw, I'd probably suck at painting but with my camera I have a way to be creative and my only real wish is that I found it sooner in my life instead of my late 20's. ---------- Post added 07-13-2014 at 09:04 PM ---------- I seem to have forgot how to edit... but I do think the prize is pretty great, for me it would be such an upgrade over my k5 as it struggles in low light event work and the wifi tethering could mean I can hide it in places when being creative and the extra detail would be great in my studio. I would love to buy one but having just opened my studio in January, four kids (with an awesome wife) and just after an op in hospital (so have to take it easy for 2 weeks) money wise things are pretty tight so while I don't think I have a chance to win I'm doing my best because I would appreciate it so much and it would be a good help for everything I do

07-13-2014, 02:20 PM - 1 Like	#32
CeciProAm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 698	I am familiar with his work~the majestry of Ansel Adams was created in the darkroom by dodging & burning. He never stood on a mountainside and waited for that "perfect" image to suddenly appear, he did it all PP. & so the debate continues~ I think your image is beautiful and as captivating as one of my favorites from round 1, where the photographer pretended to lift the wall & sweep some dirt under it~ I still wish we could come up with a name for it~

07-13-2014, 03:02 PM - 1 Like	#33
Usuqa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 348	Originally posted by CeciProAm I am familiar with his work~the majestry of Ansel Adams was created in the darkroom by dodging & burning. He never stood on a mountainside and waited for that "perfect" image to suddenly appear, he did it all PP. & so the debate continues~ I think your image is beautiful and as captivating as one of my favorites from round 1, where the photographer pretended to lift the wall & sweep some dirt under it~ I still wish we could come up with a name for it~ That was't my image in round one , mine was the girl drinking tea in my nieces bedroom which sort of had a kinda Alice in wonder land type look to it due to the small size of the kids furniture But the sweeping the dirt under the wall photo was pretty great ---------- Post added 07-13-2014 at 11:08 PM ---------- ahh right nvm, I read you wrong hahaha... I was meant to take take it easy after my op (and getting took back into hospital after bleeding again) but I've been out shooting today for my friend, it was a christning I told him I would do a ages ago and didn't really want to let him down so I did what I could considering but I'm still full of pain killers and tired so sorry that I didn't take your post in correctly Thank you and I'm glad you think the image is beautiful, its always nice when people appreciate what I do and If I can I like to try give a little back like the bts, or with lighting or any other help. It would be good to think of a good name for that type of stuff but really composite photography is used quite a lot, some of it even mixes it up with CGI like 3d rendering.. Elevendy do some cracking stuff and while I wouldn't really call it photography if they are computer generating things and putting them into images they still use photography as part of there images and some are pretty sweet.

07-14-2014, 05:10 PM - 2 Likes	#34
TimR Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 344	Great photos everyone. It was very hard to choose only four. Very inspiring and educational. Thank You!

07-16-2014, 02:07 AM - 1 Like	#35
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	wow 334 voters allready and just a few days left over for voting.

07-16-2014, 02:18 AM - 1 Like	#36
ILLmatic173 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: New York City Posts: 173	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 wow 334 voters allready and just a few days left over for voting. Its crazy..can't wait to see the percentage of votes people (including myself) got ;-)

07-16-2014, 05:29 AM	#37
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 wow 334 voters allready and just a few days left over for voting. Cool. If everyone used four votes, that makes ~13 votes per image on average.

07-17-2014, 02:39 PM - 1 Like	#39
ILLmatic173 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: New York City Posts: 173	Well..its the final stretch.. Good luck ;-)

07-17-2014, 02:42 PM - 2 Likes	#40
shammy Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roma Photos: Albums Posts: 64	good luck everyone!

07-18-2014, 03:25 AM - 1 Like	#41
bebeka Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 58	Yay! Only one day to go! Can't wait to see the results!

07-18-2014, 05:15 AM	#42
Usuqa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 348	Originally posted by bebeka Yay! Only one day to go! Can't wait to see the results! same

07-18-2014, 07:50 PM	#45
haaskids New Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 11	I made it to round 3. everyone had excellent pictures. can i get some feed back on #67. thank you to those who voted.